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College Profile: Herzing University-Madison

Herzing College is a private, career focused institution of higher education that awards diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor degrees in a variety of disciplines. It was founded by Henry and Suzanne Herzing in 1965 as a computer programming school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It now has seven campuses in the U.S., and four locations in Canada, and an online Division, herzingonline.edu. Herzing College in the U.S. is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.The locations outside of Quebec in Canada are accredited by the Council on Education and Training Accrediting Commission.The programs offered by the Montreal Campus are approved by the Minister of Education in Quebec which allows credits earned there to be transferable to other Quebec institutions of higher education offering the same subjects. While expanding its campuses, Herzing also diversified its educational programs to include the fields of business, technology, health care, design, and public safety. All U.S. campus locations award bachelor of science degrees and associate of science degrees (Akron location is pending for awarding Bachelor Degrees as of February, 2008) Not all campuses offer all the programs. A pending application with the Higher Learning Commission to offer a Master Degree in Business Administration with several concentrations is expected to be acted upon by August,2008. The United States campuses are located in Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Madison, Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New Orleans, Louisiana; Orlando, Florida and Akron, Ohio (known as Akron Institute at Herzing College). The Canadian campuses are located in Montreal, Quebec,Ottawa, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level accounting positions in various business enterprises. In addition to providing a firm foundation in general business, the program provides students with a thorough grounding in both the theory and practice of accounting. The length and content of the program is structured to prepare the graduate to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination once the graduate has gained the required number of years of experience in accounting to be eligible to take the examination.

Biomedical Engineering Technology (Associate Degree)

This program will develop the strong foundation in the knowledge and skills needed by the graduate to qualify them for entry into an exciting, dynamic career in the biomedical electronic technology fields at the associate?s degree level. The sequence of the electronics courses will provide a strong core of fundamental electronics leading into areas of computers, industrial electronics, and biomedical electronics. The electronics courses are also sequenced with ?hands-on? labs to connect the theory to practical applications.

Bookkeeping and Payroll Accounting (Diploma Program)

The Diploma in Bookkeeping and Payroll Accounting provides students with an introductory understanding of general and payroll accounting practices and the skills needed to set-up and maintain basic accounting and payroll records in typical business settings.

Business Administration (Associate Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales, marketing, and human resources.

Business Administration (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level or management training positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business administration, sales, marketing, or human resources.

Business Administration with concentration in Business Management (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level or management training positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business administration, sales, marketing, human resources, legal office administration, or health care management.

Business Administration with concentration in Business Management (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level or management training positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business administration, sales, marketing, human resources, legal office administration, or health care management.

Business Administration with minor in Accounting (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level or management training positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business administration, sales, marketing, human resources, legal office administration, or health care management.

Business Administration with minor in Accounting (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level or management training positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business administration, sales, marketing, human resources, legal office administration, or health care management.

This program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to test, install, repair, configure, manage, and maintain a wide range of electronic devices, systems, and services. The program focuses on fundamental skills that ground their ability to broaden their knowledge of electronics in a competitive employment environment.

Computer Networking and Security Technology (Associate Degree)

This program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level networking positions in the computer industry. These career opportunities may be in areas such as network installation, network administration, and network support.

Computer Science (Associate Degree)

This program prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies for entry-level positions in the computer information systems development industry. These career opportunities may be in areas such as computer programming, desktop application, design and development, client-side Web site application design and development, database application design and development, and end-user support.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology program employs an integrated and coherent approach that prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies required for a range of positions. The curriculum is focused on designing, implementing, or supporting solutions to business problems in the general categories of Information Technology, Information Management, and Business Communications. Coursework is designed to enhance and build upon the knowledge and skills of students with associate degrees, completed coursework, or practical experience in either networking or programming applications. Career opportunities include, but are not limited to, such areas as systems analysis, application programming, web design, and network design or administration.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology program employs an integrated and coherent approach that prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies required for a range of positions. The curriculum is focused on designing, implementing, or supporting solutions to business problems in the general categories of Information Technology, Information Management, and Business Communications. Coursework is designed to enhance and build upon the knowledge and skills of students with associate degrees, completed coursework, or practical experience in either networking or programming applications. Career opportunities include, but are not limited to, such areas as systems analysis, application programming, web design, and network design or administration.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology program employs an integrated and coherent approach that prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies required for a range of positions. The curriculum is focused on designing, implementing, or supporting solutions to business problems in the general categories of Information Technology, Information Management, and Business Communications. Coursework is designed to enhance and build upon the knowledge and skills of students with associate degrees, completed coursework, or practical experience in either networking or programming applications. Career opportunities include, but are not limited to, such areas as systems analysis, application programming, web design, and network design or administration.

Electronics Engineering Technology (Associate Degree)

This program will develop the strong foundation in the knowledge and skills needed to qualify graduates for entry into an exciting, dynamic career in the electronic technology field at the associate degree level. The sequence of the courses will provide a strong core of fundamental electronics knowledge in the areas of computers, industrial electronics, and telecommunications, with hands-on labs to connect the theory to practical applications.

Game Development (Bachelor Degree)

The program employs an integrated and coherent approach that prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies required for a wide range of positions in the gaming and graphic arts industry. The curriculum is focused on designing and producing work for print, the World Wide Web, television, cinema, multimedia, and digital entertainment. The degree enables students to specialize in topics appropriate for an entry-level position in a variety of interactive and graphic arts fields.

Graphic Design (Associate Degree)

The Associate of Science Degree in Graphic Design employs an integrated and coherent approach that prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies required for an entry-level position in graphic design. The curriculum is focused on designing and producing work for print, interactive web, and exhibitions.

Graphic Design (Bachelor Degree)

The program employs an integrated and coherent approach that prepares students with the necessary academic knowledge and technical competencies required for a wide range of positions in graphic arts. The curriculum is focused on designing and producing work for print, interactive web, and exhibitions. The degree enables students to specialize in topics appropriate for an entry-level position in graphic and web design.

Health Care (Associate Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level positions in various health care professions. Concentration courses are drawn from Herzing College health care diploma programs of study in Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Medical Billing and Insurance Coding, Medical Office Administration or Therapeutic Massage. Students must complete all the requirements of one of those programs to fulfill degree requirements.

Health Care Management (Bachelor Degree)

This program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in health care. It is structured as a ?two-plus-two? degree where students who have already completed an associate?s degree in a health care related field can top off that degree with an advanced management curriculum. Combined, this gives the graduate both the technical grounding in a health care field (from their health care associate?s level studies) and the business and management skills to manage within the health care industry.

Health Care Management (Bachelor Degree)

This program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in health care. It is structured as a ?two-plus-two? degree where students who have already completed an associate?s degree in a health care related field can top off that degree with an advanced management curriculum. Combined, this gives the graduate both the technical grounding in a health care field (from their health care associate?s level studies) and the business and management skills to manage within the health care industry.

Health Information Management (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for management and higher-level administrative positions in a variety of health related settings including hospitals, clinics, long-term care settings, consulting firms, government agencies, insurance companies and software vendors. A health information administrator is responsible for the management of health information systems consistent with medical, administrative, ethical and legal requirements of the healthcare delivery system. They are experts in coding and classification systems, managing patient health information, and administrating computer information systems. Individuals with interests in computer science, business administration, health science and healthcare administration are well-suited for a career in health information management.

Health Information Management (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for management and higher-level administrative positions in a variety of health related settings including hospitals, clinics, long-term care settings, consulting firms, government agencies, insurance companies and software vendors. A health information administrator is responsible for the management of health information systems consistent with medical, administrative, ethical and legal requirements of the healthcare delivery system. They are experts in coding and classification systems, managing patient health information, and administrating computer information systems. Individuals with interests in computer science, business administration, health science and healthcare administration are well-suited for a career in health information management.

Homeland Security and Public Safety (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for advancement in entry-level positions in various law enforcement, fire service, and industrial security enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as public safety, security, government agency, diplomatic security, and border patrol.

Homeland Security and Public Safety with concentration in Criminal Justice (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for advancement in entry-level positions in various law enforcement, fire service, and industrial security enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as public safety, security, government agency, diplomatic security, and border patrol.

Homeland Security and Public Safety with concentration in Criminal Justice (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for advancement in entry-level positions in various law enforcement, fire service, and industrial security enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as public safety, security, government agency, diplomatic security, and border patrol.

Homeland Security and Public Safety with concentration in Emergency Medical Technology (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for advancement in entry-level positions in various law enforcement, fire service, and industrial security enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as public safety, security, government agency, diplomatic security, and border patrol.

Human Resources Management (Bachelor Degree)

This program is designed to provide an understanding of the role of human resources management and its relationship to employee productivity while building a solid base of general business knowledge. The program prepares the students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level human resource management positions. These career opportunities may be in the areas of employee staffing; recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; training; or employee relations.

Human Resources Management (Bachelor Degree)

This program is designed to provide an understanding of the role of human resources management and its relationship to employee productivity while building a solid base of general business knowledge. The program prepares the students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level human resource management positions. These career opportunities may be in the areas of employee staffing; recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; training; or employee relations.

Legal Assisting/Paralegal (Associate Degree)

The program prepares students with the skills and academic knowledge necessary for a career as a legal assistant/paralegal working under the supervision of a licensed attorney. The American Bar Association defines a paralegal as ?a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.? These career opportunities may be in small or large firms working as a legal assistant/paralegal. The duties of a legal assistant/paralegal include assisting the lawyer with research, brief preparation, and other legal office administration, but do not include practicing law, advising clients, or setting fees.

Legal Studies (Bachelor Degree)

The program prepares students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level or management training positions in legal office administration or other business enterprises requiring a legal studies background.

Medical Assisting (Associate Degree)

The introduction of students to the overall operation of the physician's office is the basic objective of this program. Students are trained to assist the physician in the examination room, to perform routine laboratory procedures and to handle financial records, correspondence, insurance forms and other administrative functions. Our ultimate goal is to prepare students to successfully gain entry-level employment as a Medical Assistant.

Medical Assisting (Diploma Program)

The introduction of students to the overall operation of the physician's office is the basic objective of this program. Students are trained to assist the physician in the examination room, to perform routine laboratory procedures and to handle financial records, correspondence, insurance forms and other administrative functions. Upon completion of their program, the student should be able t

Medical Billing and Insurance Coding (Diploma Program)

The goal of the medical billing and insurance program is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the content of the medical record as well as extensive training in anatomy, physiology, disease processes, and medical terminology. This program will provide the student with the knowledge and understanding to analyze medical records and assign codes to classify diagnoses and procedures while applying the principles of professional and ethical conduct. The program will prepare the student for an entry-level position as a medical coder in a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility.

Medical Office Administration (Diploma Program)

THE DMOA PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE FOR ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICE POSITIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE IN AREAS SUCH AS THE MEDICAL OFFICE/CLINIC, HOSPITALS, LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE OFFICE SETTINGS.

Medical Office Administration (Diploma Program)

THE DMOA PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE FOR ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICE POSITIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE IN AREAS SUCH AS THE MEDICAL OFFICE/CLINIC, HOSPITALS, LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE OFFICE SETTINGS.

Technology Management (Bachelor Degree)

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.

This program of study is designed to provide students with foundation skills and knowledge in various technical areas (e.g., information technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics). In addition, this program is further designed to teach the student the necessary business skills and academic knowledge for entry-level management positions in a technical environment.